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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06

rejoice IN it, and not alone becausc Tbor
hast declared but because Tbou host
fulfilled in II experience Thy words.
we praise Thee and rejoice in Thy will
maze Known to us in the unfolding pro.
cesses OF our lives. Now, We beseech Of
Thee that Thou wilt in love chastise
u.s. arouse us from stupor; suffer us
not to lose ground as a slumberons
man; we pray Thee that we NAV bo
spared by Thy truth and by Thy provi-
dence n have cast Thine own soul on
ours by the Holy Ghost. We beseech
OF Thee that Thou wouldst grant unto
every n of us, day by day, the con-
seriousness that we IRE walking under
the guide of Thyself. sanctify to us
The dealings of Thy providence,
whether they are painful or joyful;
make them all joyful, and grant unto us
that power by which We can forego
temptations; grant unto us that will by
which we can hold our own will in SUBJ
lection; and grant unto us the power to
mold our will in union with all that is
right and good and work in us to will
and to do for Thy good pleasure. We
beseech of Thee hat thou wouldst
grant Thy blessing according to the
several necessities of life. To all that
are gathered here-are we not all vet
acknowledging ourselves to be Christ's
in purpose or in disposition? But vet
Thou makest Thy sun to rise upon the
good and the evil; Thou sendest rain
upon the just and upon the unjust, and
so are We not the children of Thy benc-
faction? Grant Thy blessing upon us
all; make our hearts tender to Thy
truth; cleanse our lives; help us to
search what things are individually for
advantage; accept our thanks for so
many mercies and bounties and grant
that Thou may not make us vain; take
not away from us the hunger and the
thirst after righteousness. Let Thy
kingdom come in us, and Thy will be
done as it is in Heaven. We ask it in
the Redeemer's name. Amen.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06

man who hesitates as to which
Two things he will do, will do
h4y. The man who resolves, but
rs his resolution to be changed
The first counter-suggestion of a
hi. who iluctuates from opinion to
bjon, from plan to plan, and veers
a weathercock, to evory point of
compass with every breath of
ere that blows, can never accom-
b Gn7thins useful or great. In
dol being progressive in any one
\, he will be at best stationary,
probably retrograde in all. 1t is
tie nan who first consults wisely,
resolves firmly, and executes his
Use with inilexible perseverance,
kmei by those difficulties which
weaker spirit, that can advance
pnele in any line. Let us take,
b. q: illustration, the case of q
hi He begins the study of the
languages; presently a friend
and tells him he is wasting his
and had much better employ
III in acquiring new ideas. He
Es his plans, and sets to work at
fnatics. Then comes another
|, who. with a grave and sapient
asks him if he intends to become
lessor III a college; because, if lie
pot, he is misemploying his time
bat, for the business Of life, COM
mathematics ought to be enough
Pthematical science. He throws
Euclid, and addresses himself to
other science, which, in it's turn,
IN relinquished on an equally wise
sion; and thus is life spent in
ing his plans. You must per-
'Ae folly of this course; and the
effect Of it is the fixing on your
aablt of indecision, sufficient of
70 blast the fairest prospects.
Ike Your course wisely, but firmly,
F"lng taken it, hold upon it with
resolution, and the Alps and
ses will sink before you-the
empire of learning will lie at
se'' while those who set out with
'S stopped to change their
are yet employed in the same
i'aOle business. Let your motto
severance. Practice upon it,
a@'ll be convinced of it's value
3i'tlnguished eminence to which
conduct you.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06
Inside Eak or Haax.

Where hogs are half starved the early
tho fat will be unevenly distributed and
much of it inside. The cleaning of fat
from the intestines is difficult where the
animal has boon fed much soft, and
especially warm food, ms this mikes the
intestines liable to break. Withholding
food for at least twelve hours before kill
ing is usually practiced, to have the in
wards nearly empty of the refuse from
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06
"' Eeechc'''S Last I,1.aue,.,

, W. is the last prayer which
" "afd Beecher offered in Plym-
,Aofcn. 1t was the Sunday
Is was stricken with apoplexy:
, ,'slA lhee for the day, for the
8. l', mas shone, for that brighter
.4a' We have felt. We thank
The consciousness that has
'' mat We have been accepted
and that our souls are endeav-
Walk In Thy way. We thank
we quiet Of our home, and
;,;s last among any Of us brought
"sA' liour within the midnight,
We thank Thee for the sus-
s.ace and for the kindling up
~ OF a brighter future inter
nope; and we thank Thee that
foil. "usht US that all things
o mA together for good to them
lAee. We have learned
a s'u yet are poor scholars. We
" ~@E III looking back upon life
,sons Nlsrefned the fulillment of
st S, na The things that
~ with tears we now see to
fos mercy; the things that we
Or ana mourned because we
Us We rejoice that they were
ttip, - our children are perpetu-
Ion ~. 81 us refusals We rejoice
q not less tender of us than
,s, ,"f children. And so we snb.
%''''vss to Thy providence 1e nee and and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06
r.,r y OF IM.4GINATloN.

A Maine man, while chopping wood,
cut a big cash in his boot. Thinking
he had cut a cash in his foot also, he sat
down and shouted for help. Assistance
came. and the man, who was not able
to walk. was placed on a sled and
banled home. When he got there his
root and stocking were cut from his
foot when it was found that the foot
was not cut enough to draw blood.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06
RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions for
the Hus1oandman and the
Ecuscwife.
Information for the Farmer, Stock.
Breeder, Pou'.crcr, Nurseryman,
and H~onsekeepcr.
THE A
scnldimy Hons.

The work of butchering is always heavy
ana dlsagreeable, and is made more so for
most farmers by lack of proper conven-
fences. Even for we'll grown spring pigs tho
ordinary barrel is too small for a scalding
tub. This should be made horizontal SO
That the hog can be laid on its side in it,
and deep enough SO that one-half of the
largest hog can be put under water at
once. a set OF tackles with ropes will
greatly aid in handling the animal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06
sTocK-BREED1NG.
CNeuD Horses.

AS long as q farmer breeds cheap horses
he will have cheap horses to sell. The
outcome can generally be judged from the
starting point. and when you see a man
p%atronizing a cheap stallion, just because
the service is less than that OF better
horses, you can rest assured That that man
will never consider horse breeding profit
able unless he changes his ideas and man
ner of breeding. The penny before the
eye hiding the dollar in the distance, has
interfered more with the improvement of
tho horse in this country than anything
else. The farmer who looks about for the
cheap stallion to breed 10 is also casting
about for the cheapest class of buyers TO be
found when his horses are ready for the
market. Hish-priced service fees as arule
mean high-priced horses when matured,
and the difference in the proportion of the
two generally makes a very respectable
percentage on the money thus invested.
When we speak of high fees, of course we
mean or expect that the individual merit
and breeding of the horse corresponds
strictly with the amount charged for the
service.-Ihe National S%tockman.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06
FOUND GUILTY.
The Jury Believe that Schwartz
and Watt Killed Kellogg
Nichols.
Such Is the Termination of the Pro.
longed Express Robbery TriaA
at Morris, III.
Morris (Ill.) special

After a trial lasting thirty days, Schwartz
and Watt have been declared by a jury of
twelve good men and true guilty Of the
murder of Kellogg Nichols, and their
punishment fixed at imprisonment for life
IN the penitentiary. When the jury re-
tired, on Tuesday afternoon, it was the
general opinion that there wound be a dis
agreement. After a seclusion of a little
more than five hours word was sent to
Judge Dibell that they had reached o con-
clusion. A few minutes aiterward they
fled into court. When Judge Dibell said:
Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed
upon q verdict" E. H. Robinson, the
oldest juror on the panel, arose and handed
the verdict to the Sheriff, who passed it up
to the court. Judge Dibell scanned it, and
then read it: 1--WE, the Jury, find Newton
Watt guilty Of the murder Of Kellogg
Nichols in the manner and form as charged
in the indictment, and fix his penalty at
imprisonment in the penitentiary for the
term of his natural life" The verdict as
to Schwartz was then read. 1t finds him
also guilty in the manner and form
charged, and fixes his penalty at imprison-
ment in the pe~nitentia'y for his natural
life. Each juror then in turn ratified the
verdict.
There was q death like silence in the
courtroom. Watt was sitting near his
brother, with his arms resting on the table,
still gazing steadily at the Jury. Schwartz
sat near his father with his hands clasped
across his breast, gazing away from the
jury, seemingly insensible to their presence
and veredict. Neither of the men mani
Tested the slightest emotion. Watt talked,
with his brother and smiled when spoken to.
by his attorney. Schwartz was more serious
when his counsel approached him, but q
slight, reluctant smile gathered on his
c~ountenance. The Court thanked the Jury
for the attention during the trial and dls-
missed them.
The murder of kellogg Nichols. for which
Schwartz nnd Watt We're convicted, occurred
tie night Of March u, 1885,. Nichols was OK
press messenger on the Rock Island train run
ming out of Chicago. He was killed in Lis car,
near Morris, and TIE sato opened and ritled of d
luckQca Of money containing about S5l. u
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06

BEES were introduced in Boston in
1910, and have since spread over the
American continent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06
The Farm E1.er6.

Is the best farm COW obtained in the
ranks of any of the present breeds of cat
tie? Many farmers are asking themselves
this question. Breeders who desire to sell
stock for breeding purposes, thus securing
n price beyond what animals would bring
at the block, or milk in the pail, are quick
to answer "yes." Farmers who have no
desire to sell breeding stock are by no
means certain. There is no use in denying
the fact that farmers with small herds of
cattle are still inclined 10 hunt forthat much
desired animal, the general purpose COW. +"
The tendency is to breed for special pur-
poses. and no pure-bied animal can ever
completely fill the place of a lack of all
trades" No breeder, however skillful,
caa put beef on the Jersey and retain the
the little cows wonderful butter record,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06

Lightning conductors were first set
up for the protection of buildings by
FRANKLIN shortly after 1852.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-06

A COOK once replied to o lady who
was always complaining of the dit in
the kitchen. well, mum, it's that
nasty 'orrid sun as makes all the airt.
In my last place we had q snug kitchen
downstairs and never seed the sum-,
and it never were dirty"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31

have been gathered in convention this week.
The hurried business man and the woman,
with weight of household social cares upon
her shoulders, might not turn to the study of
fungi or of insects if they were free to fill
the hours as they pleased-such pursuits
being followed from an acquired rather than
a natural taste-but they do fall to thinking
that they would enjoy the leisure necessarily
possessed by such investigators and students.
A great deal is said about the feverish activity
and the pressure of modern life; but while so
many persons in a community find time not
only to be interested in but to engage in
the classification of lichens, to inquire
into the habits of cells, it is very evident that
leisure exists, and that all the world is not
absorbed in mad struggle for paltry pelf.
People who have time to be scientific are
favored class.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31
KENTUCKY "ROBRERs. .

The Louisville Courier-Journal prints with
approval communication from the Board of
Trade of Frankfort, KY, to that of Louisville
relative to the completion of the slackwater
navigation of the Kentucky river. Consider
able money has already been expended on the
work, which is still far from completion, and
the present coal famine is thought to furnish
good argument for an appropriation by Con-
gress large enough to insure the early compile
ton of the work An earnest effort is to be
made to that end The amount deemed nec-
essary is So, go, OOO and it is argued that the
expenditure of this sum would secure large
section of country including several cities and
towns on the Ohio river against any possibil-
ity of coal famines in the future This is all
well enough; but venture to remind the
Courier-Journal that similar arguments, or at
least equally as good, can be made in favor of
other river, harbor and coast improvements
of much wider scope and more general impor-
lance than the Kentucky river. And this
suggests one possible use of the surplus that is
proving such a bugbear to the administration.
we should Ike TO ask the Courler-J ournai II
So, go, 900 can be wisely and proftably spent
in improving the Kentucky river-and We do
not deny that it can be-is it not plain that
large part of the so-called surplus could be
proftably applied in other imp ovements of a
similar character? And if it be true, as the
Courier-J ournal and other Democratic papers
now claiming, that every dollar raised by
the government beyond its actual and neces-
sary expenses is robbery" how can they con-
sistently ask Congress to appropriate 50, 250,
600 for the improvement of the Kentucky
river? And if Congress may raise So, go, 600
for that purpose by taxation as We hold that
it wisely may, but as the Courier-Journal de-
mics, why may it not appropriate fifty or a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31

Tall Sycamore of the Wabash come and look
after his senatorial fences and for the Great OBJ
jector pull his friends together for last effort
to reverse the sickly determination OF the pow
as Washington
This agitation is bu. temporary. The sober
second thought of the Democracy will calm the
troubled waters. Nobody can be convicted ex-
cept bv jury. 1t would be miraculous TO
strike an Indiana jury without one Democrat of
the all wool yard-wide quality He can be relied
upon every time to hang the eleven stubborn
fellows who are bound by their oaths. This is
the natural way to safety and peace, and once
more the two wings OF Indiana Democracy-the
wing that scatrers swee. perfume the air
and the wing inodorous-will flop together IN
loving unison. The select have mad their day;
the boys will have theirs; the penitentiary will
yawn vainly for its own; but all is harmony for
reelection and reform.
And yet later the news will come to them
State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31
A YEAR OF GREAT PROSPERITY.

A Remarkable Improvements In All Branches
of business in Indianapolis During 1887.
The years business of Indianapolis in all
branches of trade and industry makes an IN
precedented showing. 1t carried into January
the impetus given it during the last three
months of 1856, and while some dealers and
manufacturers then besitated TO commit them
selves to positive assurance of its continuance
it WAS generally recognized that the forces Of
prosperity were combining to give the city their
full benefit. Money, IS the first
consi deration. became easy, all de-
mands for it being met on good
collateral. 1t maintained this condition until a
slight pressure felt. two months ago from
local and temporary causes, but the years ag
gregate in clearances was not affected, this
shows at least so per cent. increase over the
business of last year. Real estate in the spring
became active under Influences for substantial
increase in trades that began to show them
selves early mid winter. For while
there were apprehensions of a Speculative fever
setting in, but it passed off when the un1rke.
resumed a safe, easy and conservative spirit.
1t led to doubling the amount Of values
recorded for 1856, the considerations that
year reaching q little than Sc. 600 600,
while 'S7 goes out with showing of more than
s12, 100000 In keeping with this building in
creased, giving a greater activity in that line
than for years. during the past twelve
months l. 152 buildings of all kinds have been
erected, representing a value OF more than
81, 200 000 not including the new Union Depot.
What prosperity is manifested in these features
finds its equal in the liveliness of trade. Tho
wholesalers have never had a better succession
of seasons than during this year. Their ousi-
ness has increased Is per cent, with collections
remarkably good. 'They were never better"
was echoed all along South Meridian street, yes
terday, and add to this the developing Of
markets, it be that 1855
begins with the most favorable conditions
There has been such a general extension as to
define Indianapolis growing wholesale CEN
ter. As for the manufacturers, not of them
fails 60 report year of excellent results in in
creased products and demands. Some of them
have been compelled for long time to work
double forces to meet the orders that IN
upon them. Nor is there anything in the midst
of all this to indicate falling off in bus
mess during the coming year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31
An Impending Crisis in Indiana.


terrible tumult stirs the rock-ribbed Democ
racy of Indiana. New dangers threaten the
faithful bail OF box suffers, with whose vested
rights the late Democratic jury in Indianapolis
refused to interfere. The edict has gone forth
from Washington; they must be sacrificed to
save the good name and the reelection OF the
administration.
The incidents which have inspired this new
exhibition of zeal against the criminals are inter
esting. Indiana is pivotal State. Since Sem
ator Harrison carried it last year and then lost
the senatorship by theft, it may be regarded
too pivotal for the Democratic peace of mind.
The discharge of the election offenders a
shock to the mugwump end of the Cleveland
combination. That select and elevated gentry had
kicked politely with their patent leather toes
against the appointment of penitentiary gradu-
ates to federal Offices. They had written highly
perfumed notes of protest against a clean sweep.
Then, as usual. they subsidized, because. having
q political home of their own to fly to. it was
best for them 20 eat little Objectionable bird
for the sake of a great opportunity for further
mischief to a party than which they and Mr..
Cleveland were so much better
But the release of the election thieves WAS be-
yond even the patience of the Indiana mug
wump He brought his grievance to Washing
ton, saving to Mr.. Cleveland: Here are
again. Now, finally, you take the
ballot thieves" Mr. Cleveland counted the two
numbered a few less They were counted out.
The others carried back the order for the dis
trict attorney to prosecute the offenders to the
full extent of the law, backed by the full force
of reform in the Attorney generals department.
A red glare broke on the Democratic horizon
OF Indiana. and the air grew sulphurc. The
boys who had done the work were 20 be sacri-
gced at the command of the silk-stocking con
sort of Democracy before. At first it seemed
though the whole party line would break and
the voters dis perse to the many quarters of the
political world. There was loud cali for tho
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31

AFTER the great Saginaw Valley Mich
mill strike, two years ago, Thomas B. Barry
and two other leaders of the strike were sued
by a mill-owner for damages in stopping a
mill, inJuring machinery, etc. The case was
tried, and jury found Barry and the other
defendants responsible for the strike and the
direct damages caused by it, and gave the
plaintiff verdict for $500 and costs. The
case was appealed to the Supreme Court of
Michigan and affirmed. The judgment has
not been paid, and now the plaintiff threatens
to send Mr.. Barry to Jail, unless he pays it.
Under the Michigan law Judgment debtor
can be imprisoned as long as the creditor will
pay his Jail board. This would look little
ugly on the part of the creditor, but Barry
has contemptuou refused to recognize the
claim, even since the finding of the jury, the
injured plaintiff can hardly be blamed for
feeling ugly. Barry is now a member of the
general executive committee of the Knights
of Labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31
a Nut for Eree-Traders.
Philadelphia Press.

Here is a little Christmas gift for the free
traders-let them make the most of it: The
Singer Sewing machine Company has one fac
tory IN New Jersey and one in Scotland, both of
which produce machines involving the same pro-
cesses and the same workmanship. The factory
in Scotland employs third more workmen than
the one in New Jersey. but the weekly payroll
of the factory in New Jersey is more than twice
much as the payroll Of the one III Scotland
We give the tariff tinker leave to go among his
constituents in these restful holidays and use
these facts to show them how American work
ingmen are being ground down by the horrid
fari
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31

CoNCEDE for Grover Cleveland that he has
we'll conducted himself in the high Office to
which he was elevated by luck and crime; that
he has brought no disgrace upon himself or
discredit upon the countryfas President; that
he has succeeded in lifting himself above the
low level of his former life and made fairly
safe and prudent chief magistrate; say all this
and what more could his best friend claim?
lis there any warrant for so monstrous an
assertion as that of James Russell Lowell,
that this man is ''the best type of the higher
Americanism" seen during a period of twenty
five years? A type man must be taken as
whole, in all parts of his character and career.
Judged by any true standard, is it fact that
Grover Cleveland is type of "higher Ameri-
canism," better than any man who has APP
peared and acted in public life since the
martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln2 The COM
mon thought of the country has put Wash
ington and Lincoln into a valhalla by
themselves. Are the people of the country
ready to thrust Grover Cleveland into their
company, passing by all the great, and noble.
and patriotic who have lived and died since
Abraham Lincoln? That is the proposition
of Mr.. James Russell Lowell, and we say it
is scandalous and indecent. It is false and
dangerous. Such an expression, coming from
such man, backed by his own high character
and learning, is calculated to debauch the
public conscience, confuse the public mind
and lower the standard of public judgment
and justice. On behalf OF scores and nun
dreds of men, Republicans and Democrats
alike, who have reflected credit and lustre
upon the American name, we resent Mr..
Lowelrs insulting sycophancy. Even free
trade message, much as it may please Mr..
Lowells theoretical fancy, does not warrant
such piece of impertinent gostraton.